PRACTICE TEST 4A . There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. Such is the pressure heaped on many schoolgoers to achieve academic excellence by their parents that these1_______ (real) expectations are causing children to become hopelessly depressed.Indeed, some, in their 2_______ (despair) to escape and their sense of guilt at beingunable reach the levels of success demanded of them by their 3_______ (push) parents,either rebel in what is 4_______ (amount) to a cry for help, or, worse still, engage in5_______ (harm). It is no coincidence that suicide rates, expecially amongst youngmales, have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times to be a teen.Then there are those who get hooked on the internet; the 6 _____ (virtue) world becomes their reality. For these teens, their social circle shrinks 7_______ (drama) until,at last, their friendship sphere is limited solely to their online 8_______ (bud). Not alone do they commonly suffer from sleep 9_______ (private) on account of their destructive addiction to game play and netsurfing, their behaviour may become so 10 _____ (err)and peculiar over time as to be considered 11_______ (social) . And while they sit at their computer screens hidden away in splendid isolation from the real world, such is the lack of exercise they get that their calorie intake far exceeds what is necessary for them to maintain a stable weight. In essence, due to their sedentary lifestyle, their weight12_______ (rocket) until such time as they become morbidly obese.1. unrealistic : phi thực tế 2. desperation: sự tuyệt vọng3. pushy: thúc ép 4. tantamount: tương đương với5. selfharm: tự làm hại bản thân 6. virtual: ảo7. dramatically 8. buddies: bạn 9. deprivation: sự tước đoạt 10. erractic: thất thường11. antisocial: khó gần gũi 12. skyrockets: tăng mạnh
WORD FORMATION EXERCISES PRACTICE TEST The act of _ should be prohibited under any circumstances Everyone all has equal rights to vote (FRANCHISE) disenfranchisement: tước quyền công dân The boss ordered his staff to be with each other in dealing with the company's end-of-year burden (LABOR) collaborative: cộng tác It is such a _ story that the mom lost her child when her family immigrated from Africa into Europe (LUCK) hard-luck: cảm động The mayor was determined that he would everything in his power to _ the murder case (MYSTERY) demystify: làm rõ The government stressed it was not abandoning its tough policies.(INFLATE) anti-inflationary: chống lạm phát The woman detected her conditions soon after she felt ill in her body.(CANCER) precancerous: báo trước bệnh ung thư I cast my eyes and saw the geese flying in V-line (HEAVEN) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES heavenwards: phía chân trời programs are offered to those who want to professional training while being paid to work (SERVICE) In-service: thực It is inhumane to sell limbs of the animals, such as rhinoceros or elephants,in the market place (MEMBER) dismembered: chia thành phần, cắt thành phần 10 He was regarded as a _ winner as he beat his opponents in three straight sets.(RUN) runaway: nhanh, dễ dàng 11 Although some hold out hope for a sea wall and land reclamation programme, it is admittedly nothing more than a mere (STOP) stopgap: thay tạm thời 12 A(n) is implanted in the body to prop up the heart (MAKE) pacemaker: máy điều hòa nhịp tim 13 She is gorgeous in that gown (DIE) drop-dead: bất thần 14 His behavior at the party was _, which went beyond everyone's expectations (ERR) aberrant: khác thường ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 15 The advent of computers was one of the _ milestones in the mankind's history (NOTE) noteworthy: đáng ý 16 His condition was so serious _ as he had to stay in hospital for a month.(MUCH) inasmuch: 17 Pending the _ of KFC, the manager had to catch up on a huge number of backlogs (TAKE) takeover: quyền tiếp quản 18 It is to be waken up by the noisy music from the neighbor's house (IRK) irksome: annoying 19 Like many other of my age, I dread to use hi-tech gears (TECHNICAL) technophobes: người sợ công nghệ 20 Bacteria derived from disease can be contagious among people having reciprocal contact (MENINGES) meningitic: viêm màng não 21 The woman is getting older She is now in the year of her age (LIGHT) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES twilight: tuổi xế chiều 22 Chemicals are easily if they are laid open in the atmosphere for a longtime (ACTION) deactivated: không hoạt động 23 The spectators booed as the referee did not disallow the _ goal (SIDE) offside: việt vị 24 The government must work at full tilt to promote the economy and reduce the (EFFICIENT) deficits: số tiền thiếu hụt 25 The Earth is experiencing a major in the climate (HEAVE) upheaval: chuyển biến 26 My is the unique thing that distinguishes me from others (MARK) birthmark: vết bớt 27 Children who grow up in peace tend to be more than those who grow up in war (ADAPT) maladapted: không thích nghi 28 My mother me a great deal of encouragement after I got bad grades in my exam (VOUCH) vouchsafed: dành, ban phát 29 He is a(n) man He does not gain any ground in his family (WILL) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES weak-willed: yếu đuối, thiếu ý chí 30 You can look at the of this Chinese book to see the elucidation of these new words (ADD) addendum: phụ lục 31 The reaction that occurs within the cell is called _ reaction (CELL) intracellular: nội bào 32 He was from the hustle and bustle of life since he moved to this rural area.(TANGLE) disentangled: thoát khỏi cảnh rối rắm 33 I over whether to go abroad or not (SHALL) shilly-shally: dự 34 Many people nowadays want to indulge themselves in industries such as finance and the like (KNOW) knowledge-based: dựa vào tri thức 35 Please accept this as a reminder of your stay here (REMEMBER) memento: vật lưu niệm 36 A(n) is the one who turns into wolf during full moon (WOLF) werewolf: ma sói 37 Nitrogen oxide is a(n) compound of oxygen and nitrogen (ATOM) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES biatomic: lưỡng nguyên tử 38 The story broadens the horizon of the children about their _ (BEAR) forebears: tổ tiên 39 I met my old friend at the supermarket this morning, which was quite .(FORTUNE) fortuitous: tình cờ 40 The mall has intrigued a great number of visitors since it was last month.(GRAND) aggrandized: mở rộng 41 She cast her eyes and saw a mysterious man looking at her (STREET) streetwards: phía đường 42 The girl excelled herself at the exam and came to the two boys (THREE) tertiary: thứ ba 43 Scientists from Russia, America and Japan have recently filled the periodic table’s seventh row with four _ chemical elements (HEAVE) superheavy: siêu nặng 44 It is a misconception that _ human blood is blue (OXYGEN) deoxygenated: hết oxy ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 45 The house is painted in such a(n) _ style (SAVOUR) unsavoury: nhạt nhẽo, vô vị 46 In this modern day, you have to keep yourself _ so as not to lag behind others (DATE) uptodate: bắt kịp thời đại 47 This book is _ You can find information about the varieties of plants around the world here (EMBRACE) all-embracing: bao gồm tất 48 The little rainfall a poor crop for farmers in this village (BODE) foreboded: dự báo 49 That word is such a(n) It is not easy to pronounce at all (JAW) jawbreaker: từ khó phát âm 50 _ and disinfectants are widely used in hospital to kill the bacteria (SEPTIC) antiseptics: chất khử trùng 51 Due to the prolonged _, the goods arrived later than we had expected.(CONTAIN) containerization: cho hàng vào container 52 Found in condition, the house is intended to be demolished (DOWN) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES run-down: xuống cấp, tồi tệ 53 of violence has been possible by means of television (DOCTRINE) Indoctrination: truyền bá 54 He laid his desk _ It is untidily filled with all kinds of stuff (HEAP) aheap: ngổn ngang 55 It is that he will press ahead with his project Nothing can prevent him.(ODD) odds-on: chắn 56 X-rays, known as a form of , are widely utilized nowadays to diagnose medical conditions (RADIAL) irradiation: xạ 57 His misunderstanding of the situation resulted in his _ Everyone could make out the embarassing remarks on his face (COMPOSE) discomposure: bình tĩnh 58 The minister _ the fight against hunger in his opening speech (ACCENT) accentuated: nhấn mạnh 59 Even the most _ equipment cannot replace the role of the teachers in the future (ART) state-of-the-art: công nghệ đại ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 60 America is considered one of the biggest _ in the world (POWER) superpowers: cường quốc 61 The water in the building is of great concern It can damage the walls if not managed properly and timely (FILL) infiltration: thấm qua 62 He took off his hat and a pigeon flew out It was a trick (GUILE) beguilingly: lí thú 63 In a _ manner, he stepped into the room and shouted at the top of his voice.(DOUBT) redoubtable: đáng sợ 64 You should not assess a situation from such a(n) side (LATERAL) unilateral: đơn phương 65 The homless woman pleaded for a shelter from the rain in a(n) _ tone.(PASSION) impassioned: say sưa, mãnh liệt66 The man reported than he had seen a(n) _ object, which might well be a UFO (EGG) egg-shaped: có hình trứng 67 The coal cellar needs to be equipped with _ system in order to prevent suffocation (VENT) ventilation: hệ thống thơng gió ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 68 The advent of Internet is an important in human history (MARK) landmark: bước ngoặt 69 His face showed the remark of _ even when we were talking about seriously ( FLIP) flippancies: xấc xược 70 What you know is rather And it is unfair to judge just through a cursory glance (FACIES) superficial: nông cạn 71 Moving _ is moving in a direction opposite to the direction the hands of the clock moves (CLOCK) counterclockwise/anticlockwise: ngược chiều kim đồng hồ 72 Reta is studying animal at the Oxford university (GENE) genomics: gen 73 The crews fortuitously dicovered a in the ship’s cool chamber (STOW) stowaway: người lậu vé 74 The man was _ on a medal for bravely taking a child out of the burning house (STOW) bestowed: ban tặng ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 75 The report has _ the cause of global warming in the past decades (POINT) pinpointed: 76 It may take more than a month to deliver our car from Germany to VietNam as it is _ (SHIP) shipborne: chở tàu 77 “Titanic” is an example of _ romance (SHIP) shipboard: tàu 78 The machine cannot work properly as a direct result of _ (ALIGN) misalignment: xếp sai 79 There used to be a in Quang Tri, whose remains now become a historical site (HOLD) stronghold: pháo đài, đồn lũy 80 Andy was _ from the volunteer group due to his poor attitude.(COMMUNICATE) excommunicated: bị đẩy khỏi 81 I was so that even a spider scared me (KNEE) weak-kneed: yếu ớt 82 The government its responsibility in the leakage of confidential information (NEGATE) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES abnegated: từ chối 83 Try not to be _ even if you are tremendously successful (VAIN) vainglorious: khoe khoang 84 Bob is a(n) _ of an intelligent student (TYPE) archetype: hình mẫu 85 The goverment’s policy to soothe the anger among people was _ It should have happened earlier (CHRONOLOGY) anachronistic: sai thời điểm 86 Tom’s collection is such a(n) _ There is no connection between things.(MASH) mish-mash: mớ hỗn độn 87 I was completely _ by the fact that he was going to get married (MUSE) bemused: làm sửng sốt 88 Sleeping during day and working when night comes sounds seemingly .(SCIENCE) antiscientific: phản khoa học 89 I question whether a spectacle so fantastic and impressive was ever dealtwith, even in the pages of fiction (SCIENCE) quasiscientific: mang tính khoa học ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 90 Adam’s gait is a(n) for his strong personality (WORD) byword: điển hình 91 The apricot blossom during spring (GERM) germinates: nảy mầm 92 In an _ world, people have to change to get into the swing of the environment (EVOLVE) ever-evolving: thay đổi 93 I the distance from my house to the Ann’s hospital and arrived there rather late (RECK) misreckoned: tính sai 94 Harry Porter’s personality is successfully _ by J.K.Rowling throughout her series (LINE) delineated: mô tả 95 Your saying last night could hurt other people’s feelings although you might not intend to say so (SENSE) insensate: vô cảm 96 What Thuy Minh said has provoked violent from critics as well as celebrities (BLAST) counterblast: phản đối ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 97 You are becoming a(n) _ Just go outside and see what happens (LAY) layabout: người vô công rỗi nghề 98 A _ is an instrument that separates light into a frequency spectrum and records the signal using a camera (SPECTRUM) spectrograph: máy quang phổ 99 Cindy showed _ support at Josh’s project She always believes him.(FALTER) unfaltering: không nao núng 100 This place is an _ zone, which is restricted to people who work in the Parliamentary House only (EXCLUDE) exclusionary: không cho vào ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ ... got bad grades in my exam (VOUCH) vouchsafed: dành, ban phát 29 He is a(n) man He does not gain any ground in his family (WILL) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES weak-willed: yếu đuối,... quasiscientific: mang tính khoa học ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES 90 Adam’s gait is a(n) for his strong personality (WORD) byword: điển hình 91 The apricot blossom during... 82 The government its responsibility in the leakage of confidential information (NEGATE) ~ Phạm Ngọc Mai~ WORD FORMATION EXERCISES abnegated: từ chối 83 Try not to be _ even if you are